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Brett OkamotoJul 9, 2025, 05:50 PM ET
- Brett Okamoto has reported connected mixed martial arts and boxing astatine ESPN since 2010. He has covered each of the biggest events successful combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names specified arsenic Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Georges St-Pierre. He was besides a shaper connected the 30 for 30 film: "Chuck and Tito," which looked backmost astatine the careers and rivalry of Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. He lives successful Las Vegas, and is an avid, below-average golfer successful his spare time.
Mixed martial arts fable Randy Couture was airlifted to a pain halfway connected Tuesday successful Kansas City, with injuries stemming from a azygous car mishap astatine a pro banal car racetrack.
Sources adjacent to Couture confirmed his hospitalization to ESPN connected Wednesday, pursuing an initial study by TMZ, which said Couture suffered archetypal and second-degree burns, trauma injuries and fume inhalation during the mishap.
The "initial anticipation and belief" is that Couture is expected to recover, sources told ESPN.
Couture, 62, was expected to marque his National Hot Rod Association racing debut aboriginal this year. An avid motorcyclist for years, Couture had started the licensing process to officially compete.
A erstwhile two-weight MMA champion successful the UFC, Couture remains progressive successful the combat crippled done Xtreme Couture, a nonrecreational gym helium owns successful Las Vegas, and arsenic a commentator for PFL, which airs connected ESPN successful the U.S.
